UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA

CHERYL LINDSEY SEELHOFF, a married woman, Plaintiff, Tacoma, Washington vs. PAT and SUE WELCH, husband and wife, Defendants.

Docket No. C97-5383FDB Tacoma, Washington September 2, 1998 Trial Volume 3

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE HONORABLE FRANKLIN D. BURGESS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE, and a Jury.

APPEARANCES: For the Plaintiff:	BARBARA J. DUFFY GWENDOLYN PAYTON KLEIN Lane Powell Spears Lubersky 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4100 Seattle, Washington 98101-2338
For the Defendants:	RUDY R. LACHENMEIER LORI DeDOBBELAERE Lachenmeier, Enloe & Rall 9600 S.W. Capitol Highway Portland, Oregon 97219
Court Reporter:	Teri Hendrix Union Station Courthouse, Room 3100 1717 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, Washington 98402 (253) 593-6545

Proceedings recorded by mechanical stenography, transcript produced by Reporter on computer.

Excerpt from transcripts Volume 3 September 2, 1998 Pages 446-683


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1  correct?
2  A.  Yes, ma'am.
3  Q.  Tell me about any other conversations or conversation you
4  had with Sue Welch?
5  A.  Sometime prior to this convention in 1994 I received a call
6  from Sue Welch informing me of a concern that she and others had
7  that Cheryl Lindsey was involved in an interracial marriage.
8  Q.  What was the nature of Sue Welch's concern about Cheryl
9  Lindsey being involved in an interracial marriage?
10  A.  To the best of my recollection, her major concern was that
11  Cheryl had purposefully hid this from the general public and
12  that the general public deserved to know that Cheryl was
13  involved in an interracial marriage.
14  Q.  How did you respond to Sue Welch?
15  A.  At that -- Sue and I had some discussions. I remember
16  becoming a bit disturbed of the phone call and the information,
17  as, as far as I was concerned, it was irrelevant. I had sensed
18  that I was being asked to participate in making this an issue.
19  I voiced my concerns with that matter, voiced my positions with
20  regards to my convictions on interracial marriage, and advised
21  Sue that I would be in support of Cheryl and Claude Lindsey.
22  Q.  Okay. Did Sue suggest to you that perhaps you should --
23  well, strike that. When you had this conversation with Sue
24  Welch, had you already decided to invite Cheryl Lindsey to speak
25  at the 1994 CHEO convention?